Sam Wyche, when he was a TV analyst, once said that many NFL coaches hate it when their team scores first, because that tends to make their players complacent.

Sound silly? Well, remember Saturday when you guys took a 17-0 lead? That seemed to make the Saints angry.

Pass like crazy, until Alex Smith has 400 yards.

I don’t know if this will help you win, but at least for once you won’t have to read about how Smith is a “game manager.”

Be unpredictably predictable.

The Giants think they know your tendencies, and they know that you know that they think they know, so they will be expecting you to change your tendencies and throw new and different stuff at them. Go with same-old, same-old and watch Tom Coughlin get red in the face with frustration and anxiety.

Don’t tweet.

Seriously. Nothing good ever comes of an NFL player twittering. It’s like wearing your jock outside your pants – there’s no way to do it and come off looking cool.

Don’t be afraid to throw the red flag.

Challenge everything. Harbaugh should throw the red challenge flag after the first two plays of the game, regardless. It will cost him two timeouts and exhaust his challenges, but the Giants will believe Harbaugh has lost his marbles and that will rattle and distract them.

No stupid penalties!

You know, like for wearing a “Beach Blanket Babylon” hat to celebrate a touchdown, or for mooning a ref, or for 12 men and a midget accordion player on the field.

Don’t run with scissors in your hand. You could fall and poke out an eye.

My mom suggested this one. Try playing football with one eye poked out.

Take care of the football.

Don’t throw the football into the stands to celebrate touchdowns. If you think the blackout was embarrassing, imagine the shame if you run out of footballs.

Dominate special teams.

That’s right, you need to play well on all three sides of the ball.

Avoid turnovers.

Empty carbs, dude.

Establish the run, in order to set up your passing game.

If that doesn’t work, establish the pass, in order to set up the running game.